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A storybook-rap, marking the meeting point of old, early rap traditions with the “gangsta”-image being formulated at the time (Warren G refers to the blend — self-servingly — as “G Funk”, although the name never really caught on)

In a sense, the entire song is an allegory: Nate Dogg must overcome the burden of Gangsta before moving on to bitches and laying down the G-Funk philosophy